I am in a quandary as the direction to follow after a recent health issue. I was just diagnosed with "profound", irreversible hearing loss in one ear (71 years young). The other is not so great either, so hearing aids are in my near future. I asked my ENT, if I could still go to the range, he said sure, with protection. I always use some form of protection and figured I would double up my electronic muffs with molded ear plugs. The challenge is, I can't afford further damage to the "good" ear. I've been using a 6.5 Tikka CTR in a chassis with a brake. I am hoping to stay further from other shooters at my range, so I am building a portable shooting table. Prone is not an option for me. I'd like to further reduce recoil and mitigate sound.
Some options:
1) shoot suppressed
2) reduce caliber - retain chassis
3) reduce caliber - just go rimfire
4) forget the rifle and focus on the pistol (9mm CZ75)
Any forum members have similar issues and how did you address them?
Thanks
Joe
Some options:
1) shoot suppressed
2) reduce caliber - retain chassis
3) reduce caliber - just go rimfire
4) forget the rifle and focus on the pistol (9mm CZ75)
Any forum members have similar issues and how did you address them?
Thanks
Joe